The Next Chapter of Final Cut Pro
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What can FCP editors expect for the next chapter of Final Cut Pro? The FCP community will very likely be introuduced to a feature update to Final Cut Pro at the FCP Creative Summit on Wednesday at the
Final Cut Pro Creative Summit in Cupertino.
Could we see FCP 11? Logic Pro, another Apple Pro App, jumped from 8 to 11 in six months which is almost where we are with FCP 10.8. So FCP 11 is certainly a likely possibility. At least a preview like we got with FCP 10.7 last year. But no matter what the version number is, we will very likley see a good feature update. There has only been one feature update in 2024 which was FCP 10.8 in June.
Here's my curated top 10 list for an update to Final Cut Pro at the FCP Creative Summit. This is a combination of what I'd like to see and what I think is likely.
1) Text based editing which every other NLE has had for years
2) Pro Audio features: Audio Mixer with Master volume control, AU plugin inserts, keyframe recording, assignable Roles submixes that output to discreet audio track hardware channels, precise volume & audio keyframe adjustment in the timeline, audio peak detection, audio ducking, audio only crossfades etc.
3) Auto captions (pre-announced at the M4 Mac mini event)
4) iPhone 16 Pro Audio Mix support
5) Edit spatial video for the Vision Pro (announced by Apple for 2024)
6) Expand Compound clips in place in the timeline
7) Dual Timelines and Timeline Project tabs
8) Checkboxes to allow custom settings, such as Spatial Conform, Create Transition warning, Timeline view, dual mono/stereo etc, to be saved as Default.
9) Magnetic Guide Lines for snapping and aligning objects in the Viewer.
10) Shift - F Reveal in Browser works with Titles, Generators and Transitions like it works with clips in the timeline.
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